Get Wise!: Mastering Reading Comprehension Skills

by Nathan Barber, Peterson's

Offers instruction and activity ideas to improve comprehension of various types of reading materials, and discusses related topics.

252 pages, Paperback

First published August 26, 2003

About the author

A twenty-year educator, Nathan Barber has served in a number of roles including teacher, coach and administrator. As a writer, Barber has produced several classroom guides for teachers and much online content for test-prep companies. Barber also has written and published thirteen books, mostly in the field of education. His most recent project, an innovative new book for teachers from Routledge/Eye on Education, is called What Teachers Can Learn from Sports Coaches: A Playbook of Instructional Strategies. It is available now on Kindle, and print versions will be available August 27, 2014.

Nathan Barber's online presence can be seen in a number of places including his blog, The Next Generation of Educational Leadership, on Facebook at facebook.com/nathan.barber.author, on Twitter at @_nathanbarber, and at nathanbarber.com.

Reviews

[David]

It's a great book for middle school students.